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Aesop: We should look...

Aesop: We should look...

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

Source: In The...

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Aesop: Outside show is...

Aesop: Outside show is...

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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William Hastie: You have to...

William Hastie: You have to...

You have to be there at the right time and you've got to be equipped.

Source: Grace...

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Orison Swett Marden: Achievement is not...

Orison Swett Marden: Achievement is not...

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the...

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Clarence Darrow: I do not...

Clarence Darrow: I do not...

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism...

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Van Wyck Brooks: Genius and virtue...

Van Wyck Brooks: Genius and virtue...

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

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Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Honor wears different coats to different eyes.

Source: The Guns of August,...

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Titus Livy: It takes a...

Titus Livy: It takes a...

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: Civilization is a...

Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: Civilization is a...

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.

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William Manchester: An Edwardian lady...

William Manchester: An Edwardian lady...

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were...

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A J P Taylor: Perfect soldier, perfect...

A J P Taylor: Perfect soldier, perfect...

Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman. . . never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.

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William C Nell: I have borne...

William C Nell: I have borne...

I have borne allegiance to PRINCIPLES, rather than MEN.

Source: In The Liberator,...

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Theodore H White: His passion has...

Theodore H White: His passion has...

His passion has aroused the best and the beast in man. And the beast waited for him in the...

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Jean Toomer: I am not...

Jean Toomer: I am not...

I am not less poet; I am more conscious of all that I am, am not, and might become.

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Richard Francis Burton: They lard their...

Richard Francis Burton: They lard their...

They lard their lean books with the fat of others work.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Thurgood Marshall: We can always...

Thurgood Marshall: We can always...

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're...

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Amos Bronson Alcott: Success is sweet...

Amos Bronson Alcott: Success is sweet...

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and...

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Pearl Buck: In a mood...

Pearl Buck: In a mood...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a...

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Harriet Beecher Stowe: The bitterest tears...

Harriet Beecher Stowe: The bitterest tears...

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

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Ralph Ellison: There are few...

Ralph Ellison: There are few...

There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.

Source: In Famous...

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